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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jordan say he will never forget?

2. What is one thing Alexandra believes?

3. How many people attend Jordan and Alexandra's wedding?

4. Who is the Dowager Duchess of Hawthorne?

5. What happens after Jordan and Alexandra have been on the road for several hours?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jordan decide about having sex with Alexandra?

2. How do the attackers react to Alexandra, and what does she do?

3. What does Alexandra get on the way to Hawthorne?

4. Briefly describe the discussion about caterpillars that Alexandra and her grandfather have.

5. Why is Mrs. Lawrence "useless," and how long has she been this way?

6. What surprises the Dowager about Alexandra, and what is Jordan's response?

7. How does Alexandra reveal her innocence and naivete at the inn the first night that the newly wedded couple stop?

8. What does Jordan see when he looks out the window after being in bed with Lady Catherine Harrington?

9. What do Jordan and Alexandra do after their wedding?

10. Why does Leticia Bildrup think Elizabeth Grangerfield is acting disgracefully?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Something Wonderful is an historical romance. Discuss the following:

1. Define the word "genre" in the context of literary criticism.

2. Why do you think fiction is categorized by genre?

3. Does it help to know how a book is categorized as to its genre before reading it? Explain.

4. Modern historical romance is often considered inferior to what are considered "the classics." Why do you think this is so? Do you believe a book such as Something Wonderful is inferior to something such as A Tale of Two Cities? Explain.

5. What is your favorite genre and why.

Essay Topic 2

Most protagonists are a mixture of admirable traits and character flaws, and Jordan and Alexandra are no exceptions. Discuss the following:

1. Trace and analyze situations when Jordan demonstrates his admirable qualities. Give specific examples to illustrate your analysis. Compare those to situations where he demonstrates his less-than-admirable traits.

2. Trace and analyze situations when Alexandra demonstrates her admirable qualities. Give specific examples to illustrate your analysis. Compare those to situations where she demonstrates her less-than-admirable traits.

3. Trace and analyze situation where two secondary characters demonstrates their admirable qualities. Give specific examples to illustrate your analysis. Compare those to situations where they demonstrates their less-than-admirable traits.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the following:

1. What is a plot? What are the most important elements of a plot and their definition? Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not?

2. Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Something Wonderful, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot?

3. Identify the major sub-plots and their elements (They may not contain every element of a major plot). Do the sub-plots add to the main plot? Why or why not. Are the sub-plots interesting in and of themselves? Why or why not.

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